Current sectionU.S. NewsFormer Columbia University student activist has filed a lawsuit accusing senior U.S. officials – including Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem – of colluding with pro-Israel organizations to orchestrate his detention and attempted deportationShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeEtan Nechin 02:51 AM • July 15 2026 IDTPro-Palestine activist and Columbia graduate Mahmoud Khalil has filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Trump administration officials and several pro-Israel groups, accusing them of conspiring together to target, detain and attempt to deport him because he is Palestinian and engaged in pro-Palestinian advocacy on U.S. campuses.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Marco RubioDonald TrumpCampus protestsPro-Palestinian protestZohran MamdaniCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel NewsIranMahmoud AhmadinejadLindsey GrahamHamasDavid ZiniRo KhannaIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIsraeli City Uses Public Funds for Gender Segregation on Main StreetsExpats to Flood Israel During Election Week for Dozens of Academic ConferencesIsrael's Foreign Minister Soldiers on Against the Army He LeadsIdentity on Trial: Why Must Palestinians in Israel Keep Proving Themselves?Haaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIInside the Mossad Plot to Install Ahmadinejad as Iran's LeaderThe Original Tradwives of Ancient RomeEgypt Lost the World Cup. But Was the Referee Really Jewish?Made in Kurdistan, Smuggled via Jordan: The Mysterious Firearms Flooding IsraelRo Khanna, U.S. Lawmaker & Israel Critic, Says West Bank Settlers 'Detained' HimEisenkot Is Quietly Gaining Ground in Likud Territory. Enough to Beat Netanyahu?